India and Pakistan on Wednesday exchanged military strikes for the sixth time since 1947, when Britain withdrew from the subcontinent and both countries gained independence. In that time, both countries have acquired nuclear weapons, simultaneously raising the stakes of any conflict while limiting how far tensions can escalate. That dynamic appeared to be playing out in the latest clashes over the disputed region of Kashmir, with both governments on Wednesday stressing the non-escalatory nature of their actions even as Pakistan warned that more was likely to come. But while militarily both...
Quoting the Chinese Embassy in the United States (US), the highly influential Chinese media Global Times said early Thursday (08/05) that Beijing is unlikely to lower tariffs before talks in Switzerland begin. Key quote "When asked to comment on the US statement that the US will not lower tariffs before negotiations begin and implying that the talks were not initiated by the US side, following China's recent announcement of upcoming talks with the US side, a spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy." "Second, China consistently resolutely opposes the abuse of tariffs by the US. China will...
Pakistan shot down 12 drones from India that violated its airspace, the military said on Thursday, a day after Indian strikes on multiple targets in the country fanned fears of a larger military conflict between the nuclear-armed neighbours. India sent Israeli Harop drones to multiple locations, including the two largest cities of Karachi and Lahore, and their debris is being collected, Pakistan military spokesperson Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said. "Indian drones continue to be sent into Pakistan airspace...(India) will continue to pay dearly for this naked aggression," he said. India's...